Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the legendary Washington Post duo of Watergate fame,
received the "President's Award." Woodward, who is in the final stages of new book, appeared by remote camera
from Washington, D.C. while Bernstein gave a live speech designed to
inspire future investigative reporters.

The family of slain journalist Daniel Pearl was given the "Daniel Pearl Award" for "courage and integrity in journalism."

CBS2/KCAL reporter David Goldstein took the "Joseph M. Quinn Award" for his consistently excellent, hard-hitting investigative stories that expose corruption.

We spotted ex-Weekly staffer Rich Kane, who was honored for his superb work at Laguna Beach Patch.

The Orange County Register, OC's largest news media organization, won three second place awards: Roxana Kopetman for a news feature, and Timothy Spangler for commentary and sports.

Since its inception in 1995, OC Weekly has won hundreds of national, regional and local journalism awards.

Journalists working in the Village Voice Media media empire (that includes the Weekly) have won a Pulitzer Prize four times.